August 2003 Archives
August 29, 2003
p2pnet.net | news | RIAA sue 'em war results in sales losses:
The RIAA's sue 'em all campaign has resulted in a 22% drop in file sharing, but at the same time, CD sales have plummeted by 9.4% and, "Specifically, curtailing file trading may not improve CD sales, but instead may accelerate their decline."
Golly, who'd have thunk that suing your own customers would actually have negative repercussions?
August 21, 2003
Seen on a job posting today, under "Required Qualifications":
4-6 years .Net experience
Never mind that .Net wasn't even formally available before early 2002, and didn't exist at all 4-6 years ago…
August 18, 2003
So Jenny, the dogs, and the car have all moved to Austin, leaving me here in St. Louis. I feel like I'm kind of in limbo: our St. Louis life has basically ended, but my life in Austin has yet to begin. It's a very frustrating feeling. And it's odd to feel homesick for a place you've only been to three times, but that's how I feel.
August 8, 2003
So yes, we've returned from England, though neither of us wanted to. (I might have been a little more willing to had we been going straight to Austin, but that wasn't the case…) It was a great trip, a wonderful break from the stresses I've been under lately. (Click more to read the full report.)
